There is nothing tastier than a properly cooked pork jelly. It is not difficult to cook pork aspic, but in order for the jellied meat to turn out tasty and transparent, you need to take into account several nuances, which we will now tell you about..
It is necessary
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- 2 pork knuckles
- front or rear
- 1 medium onion
- 1 medium carrot
- 2 - 3 cloves of garlic
- A couple of bay leaves
- salt
- black peppercorns and ground
Instructions
Step 1
Thoroughly rinse the pork shanks chopped in half, place in a saucepan and cover with water so that the meat is barely covered by it, put the pan on fire.
Step 2
Before the water boils, gently skim off the foam. You should not bring the water to a strong boil, at the first sign of it, reduce the heat so that the boil continues in the weakest mode. Salt the broth, cover it and forget about it for four hours.
Step 3
After this time, it is necessary to add a whole onion and coarsely chopped carrots to the boiled jellied meat.
Step 4
Let the jellied meat simmer for another hour and a half and 15 minutes before the end of the process, add bay leaf and black peppercorns to the broth. If you have greens, you can put tails cut from the leaves and tied with a thread into the broth, this will add aroma to it.
Step 5
After removing the pan from the heat, let the prepared broth stand for another half an hour to infuse. After that, the meat can be put in a colander and, finely chopped, put into a large bowl. Now add finely chopped or crushed garlic to the meat, pepper and mix thoroughly.
Step 6
Spread the resulting minced meat in prepared containers or special forms, on top it can be decorated with boiled carrots cut in the form of stars from the broth. Pour the broth remaining in the pan through a fine sieve, constantly cleaning it of sediment. Wait for the broth in the molds to cool and refrigerate.
Step 7
Let the jellied meat cool, for this it is better to leave it in the refrigerator overnight. Pork jellied meat is especially good with mustard and horseradish, so don't forget to cook them in advance, otherwise your family will eat it in the morning without them!
